Match box



"July 15, 1924.v

S. KAMENEC Filed March 29. 1923 Patented July l5, i224.

guide? a n' MATCH BOX.

Application filed March 29, 1923.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, STEPHEN KAMENEG,

a citizen of Czechoslovakia, residing atV Derry, in the county of lWestmoreland and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Match BoXes,`of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in match boxes and has for its primary object to provide a match boX of the dispensing type wherein a casing or receptacle providing a housing for a plurality of matches has a slide delivery member associated therewith for dispensing sev` eral matches at a single operation.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved type of cover for a receptacle of the above type and a locking means for retaining the receptacle suspended upon a nail or hook.

With the above and other objects in view as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists of the ynovel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawing and claimed.

In the drawing, wherein like reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a front elevational view, partly broken away and shown in section of a match receptacle constructed in accordance with the present invention showing the tensioned slide drawer for delivery matches from the receptacle and the latch plate for retaining the receptacle suspended upon a hook,

Figure 2 is a edge elevational view of the device,

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken on line IIL-III of Fig. 1,

Figure 4 is a detail sectional view taken on line IV--IV of Fig. 1 showing the latch arm for retaining the cover in closed position on the receptacle,

Figure 5 is a detail sectional view taken on line V-V of Fig. l showing the slide drawer within the lower end of the dispensing receptacle,

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the retaining latch plate for engaging the sus pending hook, and

Figure 7 is a perspective view of the sliding drawer for delivering the matches.

Serial No. 628,523.

Referring more in detail to the accompanying drawing,there is illustrated a match dispensing receptacle embodying a casing having a front and rear wall 1 and 2 -respectively, and end walls 3, the front and rear walls 1 and 2 tapering at their lower ends as at la and 2a respectively and merging into a substantially U-shaped pocket 4 at the lower ends thereof as shown in Fig. 5.

To accommodate the suspension of the receptacle, as by hanging upon a hook or the like, .the rear wall 2 carries an upwardly extending plate extension 5 having a hook receiving opening 6 as shown in Fig. 1. A. latch plate is associated with the hook receiving opening 6 for engagement with a hook to retain the receptacle against accidental disengagement therefrom, a spring arm 7, as shown in Fig. 1 being anchored as at 8 to the plate 5 with the upper arched end thereof confined within the clamp 9 projecting laterally from the latch plate 10 that is pivotally mounted as at 11 upon the plate 5, the upper edge of the latch 10 being notched as at 12 that registers with the hook receiving opening 6 for engagement with the hook at a point inwardly of the headed end thereof.

rlhe upper edges of theI end wall 3 are bent to provide inwardly directed guide flanges 13 for a sliding cover 14, the outer edge of the sliding cover having a downwardly rolled edge 15 limiting sliding movement of vthe cover towards its closing p0- sition, while the intermediate portion of the forward edge of the cover is bent upwardly asv at 16 to provide a hand grip therefor. To retain the cover in a closed position upon the receptacle, a latch arm 17 pivotally mounted as at 18 upon the cover 14 and having an upwardly extending bent portion 19 forming a finger grip, carries at the forward end a depending lug 20 that is projected through an opening 21 in the cover 14 and is adaptedv to abut the upper edge of the front wall 1 when in its closed position as shown in Fig. 4, upward movement of the latch 17 to the dotted line position illustrated in Fig. 4, permitting outward sliding movement of the cover to permit access to the interior of the receptacle.

A tensioned sliding drawer is associated with the lower U-shaped end 4 of the receptacle for dispensing matches therefrom as indicated by tiene@ lines .in Fis 1i the drawer being substantially U-shaped in cross sectionl as indicated in Fig. 5t and including side walls 22 that are cutaway as at 23 adjacent one end thereof with the upper edges of the cutaway portions 281v roundingv the rod 2:7 and` engaging at its iny ner end, the outer face of the adjacent end wall 3, whilst-he other end. ofi, the spring engages the head 29 at the outer, end. of: the rod. The otherend wall 3- at the. lower end, asVv shown in. Fig. l, is cutaway as at 30 to permit the slidingI drawer to bey projected therethrough as shown by dotted lines, an inwardly positioned bafflev wall 3l carried by the endk wall 8 adjacent the cutaway portion 30 limiting the number of matches to be deliveredv from the receptacle by the drawer.

From the above detail description of the device, it is believed that the construction and: operation thereof will. at once be apparent, it being noted that the receptacle is properly retained. upon a suspending. hook by thelatch plate l() against accidental disengagement while the. latchY plate 17 associated with the cover 1liA andl front wall l properly retains the cover in position. Pressure uponl the head 29 of theV rod` 27 against the tension of the spring 28, moves the sliding drawery 22 outwardly of the receptacle with several. matches contained the-rein as indicated in Fig. 5, the baille plate 31 lin'iiting` the number offV matches being delivered while the cutaway walls 23- and notches 24 permit ready removal of the matches fromy the drawer. Then` pressure is relieved upon the rods 27, the spring 2S returns the sliding drawer to its housed position within. the receptacle and permit ther substantiallydeposit therein of additional matches for later delivery.

YVhile there is herein shown and described the preferred embodiment of the prese-nt invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made therein -without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

lVhat is claimed as new is l. In a match dispensing apparatus, a receptacle, the lower end of the receptacle tapering to form a transverse U-shaped pocltet'open at one end, a drawer longitudinally slidably mounted in the pocket and open at its upper sidey for the deposit of matches from the receptacle and adapted to be projected through the open endl of the pocket,l the drawer being substantially U- shaped. infcross section with the sidesthereof adjacent the projected end cutaway to.

facilitate removal of matches therefrom, means carried by one end of said drawer and` projecting through an aperture in the closed end of:k said pocketrfor manually oplerating said drawer, and means associated with said last mentioned means andsaid closed pocket end for returning saidl drawer to its inoperative position.

2. In a match dispensing apjntratus, a receptacle, the lower end of the receptacle tapering tocform a transverse pocket open. at one end, a drawer slidably mounted in the pocket and open at its upper side for the deposit of matches from the receptacle and adapted to be projected through the open end off the pocket, the drawer being substantially U-shaped in cross section with the sides thereof adj acentthe projected end cutaway to 'facilitate removal 'of matches therefrom., a rod extending from `the other end of the drawer and slidably projecting through the receptacle and a spring associated with the rod andV receptacle to place the drawer under tension.

In testimony whereof i aiiix my signature.

STEPHEN KAMENEC. 

